LAS
VEGAS, July 18, 2023 /CNW/ -- GreenPower Motor
Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) ("GreenPower"), a leading
manufacturer and distributor of purpose-built, all-electric,
zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles serving the cargo and
delivery market, shuttle and transit space and school bus sectors,
today announced an order for 15 GreenPower Type D all-electric,
purpose-built BEAST school buses through GreenPower's dealer RWC
Group for the Clark County School
District (CCSD) in Nevada.
"Clark County is an innovative
and forward-thinking school district that leads the country in the
transition to all-electric school buses," said Michael Perez, GreenPower's Vice President for
School Bus, Contracts and Grants. "We are honored to have our
purpose-built BEAST school buses as the foundation of Clark County's transition and are proud to
serve one of the nation's largest school districts in their journey
to adding all-electric buses into their fleet."
CCSD is the fifth-largest school district in the country, and it
operates the country's largest owned-and-operated school bus fleet
with 1,924 buses transporting 125,000 students daily. The order for
the 15 GreenPower BEASTs comes a few months after the school
district took delivery, and put into service, its first GreenPower
Type D BEAST school bus.
The 15 GreenPower Type D BEAST all-electric school buses will be
purchased using funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA) Clean School Bus Program awarded to school districts meeting
the criteria for the purchase of new electric buses and
infrastructure. Under Round 1 of the EPA funding, the Type D
GreenPower BEAST all-electric school bus is eligible for
$375,000 in grant funding through the
program for priority school districts. The total purchase price
approved by the Clark County
School District Board of Education for the dealer for the purchase
of the 15 GreenPower BEAST buses is approaching $7.0 million.
GreenPower's BEAST is a purpose-built, 40-foot Type D
all-electric, zero-emission school bus with seating for up to 90
passengers. Designed from the ground up, the BEAST features an
integrated chassis with an all-aluminum body, allowing for
pass-through storage underneath the bus. The dual port charging is
standard, with Level 2 rates up to 19.2 kW and DC Fast Charging
rates up to 85 kW. Wireless charging is also available as an
option.
Contacts:
Brendan Riley
President
(510) 910-3377
Michael Perez
Vice President School Bus, Contracts and Grants
(909) 308-0960
Mark Nestlen
VP of Business Development and Strategy, GreenPower
mark.n@greenpowermotor.com
Allie Potter
Skyya PR for GreenPower
(218) 766-8856
allie@skyya.com
About GreenPower Motor Company
GreenPower
designs, builds and distributes a full suite of high-floor and
low-floor all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including
transit buses, school buses, shuttles, cargo van and a cab and
chassis. GreenPower employs a clean-sheet design to manufacture
all-electric vehicles that are purpose built to be battery powered
with zero emissions while integrating global suppliers for key
components. This OEM platform allows GreenPower to meet the
specifications of various operators while providing standard parts
for ease of maintenance and accessibility for warranty
requirements. GreenPower was founded in Vancouver, Canada with primary operational
facilities in southern California.
Listed on the Toronto exchange
since November 2015, GreenPower
completed its U.S. IPO and NASDAQ listing in August 2020. For further information go to
www.greenpowermotor.com.
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things, GreenPower's business and operations and the environment in
which it operates, which are based on GreenPower's operations,
estimates, forecasts and projections. Forward-looking statements
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to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking
statements. Consequently, readers should not place any undue
reliance on such forward-looking statements. In addition, these
forward-looking statements relate to the date on which they are
made. GreenPower disclaims any intention or obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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